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Editor, Senior Moderator
Vaccine
. 2022 Feb 14;S0264-410X(22)00132-3.
doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.02.009. Online ahead of print.
Overview of the influenza vaccination activities and legal frameworks in 26 Swiss cantons during the influenza season 2019/20
Tamara Ammeter[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Phung Lang[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Astrid Czock[SUP] 3 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Background: In Switzerland, the implementation of national health and prevention strategies is regulated at the cantonal level. To date, no in-depth inventory outlining the cantonal health activities and legal frameworks for influenza vaccination exists.
Objective: To assess the activities and legal frameworks for influenza vaccination during the 2019/20 season across all 26 Swiss cantons.
Method: Survey using a structured closed-ended questionnaire.
Results: The activities' range across the cantons is broad from 11 activities in the canton Vaud to one in cantons Grisons and Jura. French/Italian-speaking cantons conduct 1.5 times more influenza vaccination activities on average than the German-speaking cantons. 23 of 26 cantons authorize influenza vaccination by pharmacists. All cantons allow nurses to vaccinate under the responsibility of a doctor.
Conclusion: Influenza vaccination activities and vaccination-specific legal frameworks vary by canton and linguistic regions. Future vaccination strategies should consider concerted approaches to optimize their successful implementation.
Keywords: Influenza; Pharmacy; Policy; Switzerland; Vaccination.
. 2022 Feb 14;S0264-410X(22)00132-3.
doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.02.009. Online ahead of print.
Overview of the influenza vaccination activities and legal frameworks in 26 Swiss cantons during the influenza season 2019/20
Tamara Ammeter[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Phung Lang[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Astrid Czock[SUP] 3 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 35172940
- DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.02.009
Abstract
Background: In Switzerland, the implementation of national health and prevention strategies is regulated at the cantonal level. To date, no in-depth inventory outlining the cantonal health activities and legal frameworks for influenza vaccination exists.
Objective: To assess the activities and legal frameworks for influenza vaccination during the 2019/20 season across all 26 Swiss cantons.
Method: Survey using a structured closed-ended questionnaire.
Results: The activities' range across the cantons is broad from 11 activities in the canton Vaud to one in cantons Grisons and Jura. French/Italian-speaking cantons conduct 1.5 times more influenza vaccination activities on average than the German-speaking cantons. 23 of 26 cantons authorize influenza vaccination by pharmacists. All cantons allow nurses to vaccinate under the responsibility of a doctor.
Conclusion: Influenza vaccination activities and vaccination-specific legal frameworks vary by canton and linguistic regions. Future vaccination strategies should consider concerted approaches to optimize their successful implementation.
Keywords: Influenza; Pharmacy; Policy; Switzerland; Vaccination.